Guardians are typically used in three situations: guardianship for an incapacitated senior (due to old age or infirmity), guardianship for a minor, and guardianship for developmentally disabled adults.
Other states with strong Castle Doctrine and stand-your-ground laws include: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington. Not all states give citizens as much leeway in protecting their personal property.
Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 76â78 (1938), which states that federal courts. must apply only state substantive law in federal diversity actions. Determining whether. a state's law is substantive or procedural is the true purpose of the Erie Doctrine.